Can anyone ID this sight

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Danish for sure, they converted lots of 98s to target rifles after the war.Have had about 8 of them . most were in 6.5x55 or7.62x51 Schultz& Larsen barrels.
 
That looks like it's right off a Danish M52. The sight was designed to mimic that of a Garand (for training pruposes), which is what the Danes were transitionning to at the time.

Putting it on a G29/40 is a crime.... I suppose you could straighten the bolt handle as the stock seems unlatered and fill in the tapped holes to restore it.

Opps - I see that eos beat me to it. :redface:
 
Putting it on a G29/40 is a crime.... I suppose you could straighten the bolt handle as the stock seems unlatered and fill in the tapped holes to restore it.

Not sure if this was a joke or not but, yeah... I not going to do anything of the sort...Like the RC's with there sellac all over them, its part of the rifles MILITARY history. I don't consider this bubba or sportered, but that just me. It is to bad that it isn't 100% nazi original, but hey it is still a 29/40. The G29/40 were produced in both straight and turned down handles, this one is matching. Thanks for the Danish info. RF
 
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Not sure if this was a joke or not but, yeah... I not going to do anything of the sort...Like the RC's with there sellac all over them, its part of the rifles MILITARY history. I don't consider this bubba or sportered, but that just me. It is to bad that it isn't 100% nazi original, but hey it is still a 29/40. The G29/40 were produced in both straight and turned down handles, this one is matching. Thanks for the Danish info. RF
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Nope, not a joke on my part.

So this is a target rifle done up my a military armourer? I thought it was a G29/40 that someone affixed with a Danish sight and then they heated and bent down the bolt handle. They originally had a straight handle and you'll notice that the stock is not inlet for the bend in the bolt handle.
 
I'm sorry Andy I stand corrected. The handle has been tampered with. Upon closer inspection I see that there isn't a smooth curve on the bend radius.

How am I to be sure that this was not installed by a military armourer. The sight install is very well done, the screws are nicely staked. I would like to be sure before I bubba it think it to be correct to remove the sight.

There is no markings on the sight at all. Would this be an indication that this was not done by a military? thanks RF
 
Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!

The bolt is correct - Don't modify it!!!

Your G.29/40 was actually going to be a Polish mauser wz.29 that had was completed by the Germans after seizing the Radom factory. 660 is the steyr code. If you look on the right side of the receiver, you should see 3 Waa 77 (Radom), and 1 Waa 623 (Steyr). All Radom parts were sent to Steyr for assembly in the K98 format. These were all Luftwaffe or Kreigsmarine issue and not front line (Heer) rifles because they were from sub standard (non-German) parts.

One of the scarcest K98 variants of WWII with approx 30,000 made - with estimates up to 50,000.

The bolt is proper as the Germans simply heated and bent the bolt. I have a 29/40 that still has the Polish eagle on the receiver.

The stock should be that of a early K98 and laminated.

If you want more info on the history of this rifle, let me know.
 
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